英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-01-02

 Fire authorities are on high alert with parts of the country in a grip of a heat wave. South Australia's facing more extreme weather today as ex-tropical cyclone¹ Christine moves into the state. Temperatures in the north are again expected to reach the high 40s. 

 

A young Sydney man is fighting for his life after an unprovoked attack on New Year's eve. Eighteen-year-old Daniel Christie was king-hit after he and his brother witnessed an assault at Potts Point. He remains² in a critical condition on life support.

 

A Palestinian diplomat³ has been killed in an explosion at his home in Prague. Jamal Al-Jamal was the head of the Palestinian diplomatic mission in the Czech Republic. It's believed the explosion was triggered when he opened a safe or a case. 

 

And Formula One champion Machael Schumacher is now in a stable condition after his third night in a French hospital. Schumacher remains in an induced coma⁴ after suffering a brain injury in a skiing accident. His manager says he is being closely monitored.

 

The head of US peace-keeping mission in South Sudan has accused both sides of the conflict of committing terrible acts of violence. The United Nations is calling on both sides to agree to a ceasefire. Peace talks are due to get underway in neighbouring Ethiopia.

1 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

4 coma   

n.昏迷，昏迷状态

参考例句：

• The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
• She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。